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Jay-Z & Others Under Investigation For Unauthorized Police Escorts

Posted on 20. May, 2011 by Cara.

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Several celebrities, including rap superstar Jay-Z, have been named in an internal investigation by the Washington D.C. Police Department for being given police escorts from D.C. police officers. Other notable names under investigation include Charlie Sheen and Bill Gates. Police department protocol stipulates that private citizens are not allowed to receive police escorts.
Jay-Z received an [...]

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Jay-Z Launches Website With His Take On Style, Leisure, Sports & More

Posted on 05. Apr, 2011 by Cara.

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Hip hop superstar Jay-Z is continuing to move beyond the music world and into the world of entrepreneurship with the launch of a new website, “Life + Times.” The site will show the world the artist’s take on style, leisure, arts & design, technology, music and sports.
The name, Life + Times, is a reference to [...]

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Jay-Z & Kanye West’s “Watch The Throne” Almost Ready To Go + Upcoming Solo Albums

Posted on 25. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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The collaboration between Jay-Z and Kanye West on their “Watch The Throne” album looks like it’s almost ready to go. Engineer and producer Young Guru recently said raved about the upcoming album, saying: “Right now, I’m really trying to get Jay and Kanye to hurry up and finish this Watch The Throne album because the [...]

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Forbes Lists The Top 5 Wealthiest Hip Hop Artists

Posted on 11. Mar, 2011 by Cara.

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Forbes released its list of the world’s wealthiest people on Wednesday (which included top 3 Carlos Slim, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett), but it also chronicled hip hop’s top earning artists. Who were they?
Forbes used several factors to determine their list; they included “valuing current earning, looking at past earnings, leafing through financial documents and [...]

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Willow Smith Releases Newest Single: “21st Century Girl”

Posted on 28. Feb, 2011 by Cara.

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Willow Smith, known for her hit “Whip My Hair” as well as being the youngest child of music and acting superstar Will Smith, released her latest single “21st Century Girl” today.
Signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation record label, her previous single, which leaked on September 7th, 2010, hit number eleven on the Billboard Top 100. Fans [...]

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Eminem, Jay-Z & Rihanna Snag Grammys, Bieber & Drake Snubbed

Posted on 14. Feb, 2011 by Cara.

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Though the rap genre didn’t dominate the Grammy Awards last night as some predicted, Eminem, Jay-Z, Usher, Rihanna and others did take home several honors.
Eminem, who was nominated for ten awards, took home two: Best Rap Album for “Recovery” and Best Rap Solo for “Not Afraid.” Jay-Z and Swiss Beatz won Best Rap Performance by [...]

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Kid Cudi’s Back To The Tweeting World: Announces Summer Album “Wizard” & Mixtape “A Man Named Scott”

Posted on 28. Jan, 2011 by Cara.

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After deleting his Twitter account in September 2009 citing the notion that it gave too much personal access to his fans, Kid Cudi is back on Twitter – and he wasted no time making two huge announcements: a new rock album “Wizard” and a mixtape called “A Man Named Scott” will be released sometime this [...]

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New Kanye West Album Rumored To Drop in Summer 2011

Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 by Cara.

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Kanye West tweeted over the weekend that he would be releasing a new album this summer: “WATCH THE THRONE COMING 2 MONTHS!!!!!!!!! MY NEW ALBUM COMING THIS SUMMER. ALL THE LIGHTS VIDEO IN 1 WEEK!!!!!! THIS IS HIGH END RAP MUSIC.”
“All The Lights” is a single from his last album, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” [...]

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Kanye West Rumored To Play Controversial Character In New Film

Posted on 21. Jan, 2011 by Cara.

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Controversial rapper Kanye West will likely make headlines again soon – if the new rumor that he is supposed to be playing a gay character in a new film is true. The yet untitled film is about a gay jazz band in 1939 and is supposedly backed by a $20 million dollar budget and big [...]

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Will & Willow Smith, Jay-Z Poised To Remake “Annie”

Posted on 20. Jan, 2011 by Cara.

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Movie remakes seem to be all the rage these days, and the latest one in pre-production talks is the 1982 musical Annie – Will Smith and rap superstar Jay-Z are currently developing the picture through Smith’s Overbrook productions, the same company that made Hancock, ATL, Takers, I Am Legend and The Karate Kid. Smith’s daughter, [...]

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